Class win

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Steve Polhill

All I know is the new index's royal screwed me in DF/S I can't even come close, not even on a negative altitude day.. WTF was the point to it??

How many times have you heard "NHRA in their infinite wisdom...". Seriously? You've got a guy who was #1 qualifier at Indy who is now possibly unable to "win" Class... But only if he has a single. 'Scuse me? I'm sorry, but if you "have" to have a -.050 under pass to "win" class, it should be across the board. How do you tell someone that ran -.48 under they didn't win Class, but someone can run -.010 under against a redlight, and they DO "win"? BS. The whole concept is BS anyway -- if you win class, then you should be the winner, period. (Makes sense, right?).

If you "have" to have the arbitrary -.050 under rule, then apply it to EVERYONE. H*ll, when they have a short field in Top Fuel, and someone gets a bye, he'd better run within .050 of the slowest qualified time! Doesn't make sense? Good, because this doesn't either.

Hmm... I want to go NHRA racing... License fees doubled, need grade points and pre-entries, chopped Indexes .030, have to go -.080 under the old Indexes to be considered "worthy" of a Class win, etc.... Boy, let's go! No offense, but anybody really *excited* except the CJ and Chally owners?

Merry Christmas!